Barnes' Notes on Proverbs 22:16

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Better, He who oppresses the poor for his own profit gives. (i. e., will, in the common course of things, be compelled to give) to a rich man, and that only to his own loss. Ill-gotten gains do not prosper, and only expose the oppressor to extortion and violence in his turn. return to 'Top of Page'

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